A mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail that is extremely popular here in Miami. It generally consists of lime wedges and mint leaves muddled with sugar and topped off with rum and soda water. I was thinking of ways to use the flavors of a mojito in a dessert or treat that went beyond cupcakes.
Skip to Recipe My favorite ramen place is a 45 minute drive from my house. On top of that, their bowls of tonkotsu ramen about about $30.00 nowadays. When I found out that someone had figured out how to make it in their pressure cooker, I was skeptical at first. But, I decided to give
Skip to Recipe I had experimented with making molten puddings (AKA lava cakes) in the Instant Pot for a while. This chocolate stout molten pudding is the result of such experiments. I was not on board with making lava cakes in my electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot) when I first heard that this was a
Once upon a time, before the magic of pressure cookers, my turkey carcasses went in the trash after the turkey was carved. Seeing the craze with making “bone broth” and stocks at home, though, I decided to give it a go. After my first batch of turkey stock, I vowed never to let a turkey
Skip to Recipe Every now and then, an Instant Pot owner gets asked, “Why convert a tried and true oven/stovetop recipe to the IP?” Sometimes, the answer is to save time. Other times, the answer is to wash fewer dishes. And, a lot of times, the answer is something a little unexpected: “Because I can.”
Skip to Recipe Mango creme brulee is a Mango Madness staple, and I have been making it since I first started experimenting with mango a few years ago. Since I was getting so many mangoes anyway, I decided to try adapting the recipe to make in my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker. It took a
Skip to Recipe Mango Season continues here in South Florida, and I am lucky to have plenty of donors giving me a steady supply of mangoes. I’m usually not much of a risk-taker with ingredients. I am too just cheap to accept that I might have to throw food away if it doesn’t work out.
Skip to Recipe Puerco Pibil, also known as Cochinita Pibil, is Yucatan-style barbecued pork. The name comes from the cooking method of the pork. Traditionally, it’s cooked in a Mayan oven called a pib, a hole in the ground lined with hot stones. My first exposure to puerco pibil was watching a Robert Rodriguez movie